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determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear somebody else say another thing. >> rose: they don't know how to measure. >> that's right. and then they say who's right? i can't figure it out. >> rose: what works and doesn't work. >> so here's what i would say. about d.c., we were only there for three and a half years so did we accomplish everything that we wanted to? absolutely not. did we make significant progress that outsize it had progress of the district has been making before? yes. that's unequivocal. and if you look at the achievement rates of the children, we moved from a situation where about a quart
determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear...
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or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage payment of any state in america. 24/7 wall street named nebraska the third best run state in america. gallup has recognized nebraska as the fourth best state to live in. nebraska has good schools, affordable homes, a strong work ethic and a low unemployment rate, but taxes are too high in nebraska. high taxes impede economic growth. high taxes aren't attractive for entrepreneurial growth and high paying jobs. the small business and entrepreneurship council states in their 2012 u.s. business policy index that "a high
or higher education. i am also very concerned about federal economic policy and its impact on nebraska. unlike the federal government, we don't spend money we don't have. we balance our budget in state government and our family budgets by controlling spending, not by raising taxes. nebraskans are very careful and conservative in how they spend their money. this conservative approach has led to positive national recognition. lending tree said nebraskans have the lowest average monthly mortgage...
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we just needed to get rid of this dual system of education because it was so much more unfair. having the two systems you had different salary scales for black and white teachers before the desegregation or you haven't had any integration between faculties and you have second hand but that was just sort of you had to get rid of that. so i think -- i have no idea if people foresaw. i would imagine that we actually had in the south i think you had some ambivalence about this because i do think that some people saw this is potentially going to hurt my school or i am going to lose my job if we have to integrate because they are not going to want me teaching their kids. there were some interesting polls that were done and they were not very reliable with the interesting in that they showed right after brown v board so some people saw it and it was important to getting rid of the schools for may be worth at risk. but it had a fall out and i think maybe it could have been anticipated, but there is especially reports that were done something like that activist actively tracking this an
we just needed to get rid of this dual system of education because it was so much more unfair. having the two systems you had different salary scales for black and white teachers before the desegregation or you haven't had any integration between faculties and you have second hand but that was just sort of you had to get rid of that. so i think -- i have no idea if people foresaw. i would imagine that we actually had in the south i think you had some ambivalence about this because i do think...
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the board of education has not seen much as well. abc7 reached out to all board members, but only heard from the board president who did not want to comment further. in a statement, the board says "the land remains in the possession of the board of education as a future school site." there is a question about whether the board of education went through the right process as it least this piece of land. >> we had no knowledge. >> he says in spite of it being a surprise it was a welcome surprise. abc7 news. >> kind of a chilly day today. >> yes. >> beautiful skies. >> very pretty. temperatures well below average. we still have cold for the next couple of days. and then for friday, your favorite -- the old winter mix. that is coming back. this is it the high school in berryville. we have broken decks of cloud. we will have clear skies, the very cold temperatures. 34 degrees in woodbridge right now. 27 ion rocket built. that is after a high of 34. -- 27 in rock bill. -- rockville. the wind chill will be an issue throughout the evening. on
the board of education has not seen much as well. abc7 reached out to all board members, but only heard from the board president who did not want to comment further. in a statement, the board says "the land remains in the possession of the board of education as a future school site." there is a question about whether the board of education went through the right process as it least this piece of land. >> we had no knowledge. >> he says in spite of it being a surprise it...
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middle school is the biggest challenge with truancy and educational challenges and we know that while we are increasing the performance stand of the whole cities one of the highest increases in the whole state is happening here in the public schools in san francisco they are to the satisfied with just a bump we need to taken it at the highest levels and train from elementary to middle to high school and the college all of the kids in our skill set is so they can become the grounds for recruitment for every industry in our city that whether it's healthcare, technology, or whether it's tourism, and all the other great things that are happening in our city. and in fact we invested in 2012 in kid s f a special program we got funding from from the government federal department. labor to create the technology training center tech s f to reach out to disadvantaged kids in our city and make sure that they are getting the skill sets and the support that they need to so they can get in and really help us get rid of this digital guide that we suffer from and continue to suffer from in many of ou
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-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that all children are learning, and be accountable to the federal government for money they are getting. host: what is the likelihood that the president's proposals will see some action? guest: i would say unlikely. first of all, you never go broke in washington putting on an action. -- betting on inaction. right now, the congress is concerned with how they will head off these automatic spending cuts, sequestration. they're not starting to think about new programs. i think it faces an uphill political battle. i think the final price tag,
-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that...
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education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we begin to lose the men and women who have had this experience we need to redobl our commitment to diversity, she was not always honored as she deserved but i am happy to be able to report that she end of her life she looked on her time in san francisco as the best and most productive of her professional career. her illness was short, but difficult, and much too early. i feel privileged to have been her friend as well as her colleague and i got to spend a day with her late in december. i am going to miss her, i already misser. public education in america is poorer for her loss, she leaves her two sons anth
education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we...
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this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there should be crawl through 12. other country that is do this have very high taxes. we're not in the situation where people want to pay for something new at the moment. don't move. coming up, our bubbles -- yes, bubbles. the key to this slow and steady recovery, are the feigns here to stay or are you at risk of the next bubble bursting? like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant
this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there...
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million in cuts in education funding. that could reduce funding for critical programs such as title 1, special education, what does the department of education intend to do to help schools that are hardest hit by sequestration if this goes into effect? could be shifted the focus of some of your competitive grant programs to help in building in education spending? >> the money we spent represented less than 1% of spending on k-12. it is a little more than half a percent. to think we can ship a small number of dollars to fill a whole does not make sense. the numbers do not work. the damage would be irreparable. there is little i can do to cushion the blow. that is why it is so important your leadership to the right thing here. i wish i had a magic want to wait. -- i wish i had a magic wand to wave. i simply do not have that. >> thank you. a comment course secretary carter. he made an important point about the federal civilian work force. too often is thought of as white collar employees working in satellite and. senator sha
million in cuts in education funding. that could reduce funding for critical programs such as title 1, special education, what does the department of education intend to do to help schools that are hardest hit by sequestration if this goes into effect? could be shifted the focus of some of your competitive grant programs to help in building in education spending? >> the money we spent represented less than 1% of spending on k-12. it is a little more than half a percent. to think we can...
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a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billion on educating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy to hear her children are getting as much education as in the slovak republic? and all 4-year-olds, it would provide incentives to states to enroll more 4-year-olds from middle income families. but the obama administration is not in the pre-school business, they're telling states do it your own way, you can customize it your own way as long as the programs meet a few quality standards. one is highly educated pre-school teachers. joining me now is the founding director of the budget office, a former member of the president's debt comm
a lot of states spend it on education. there is more funding at the state level than the federal level, we should note that. the care at the federal level, about $12 billion, we spend $12 billion on educating and caring for young children. they need a better lobbyist, this is what president obama is trying to change with the very ambitious pre-k programs. france has nearly universal enrollment. so did the uk and mexico? america is 28th behind the slovak republic. would your grandmother be happy...
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as our early education department is celebrating its 70th anniversary. and this is incredible on a number of fronts, where we see school districts across the country that are doing away with the early childhood programs in san francisco, we have continued to invest and we see it in early in the childhood program. if you think back we are in the throws of world war ii and parents were off to factories to fight in the war and this community made a commitment to the youngest citizens that they would be safe while everyone threw themselves into the war effort. we have evolved into one of the finest education programs not only in california but in the nations. i would like to congratulate, everyone administrators and everyone that has been involved in the 70 years of the unified san francisco school district. congratulations [ applause ] . >> and lastly, i would also like to on behalf of all of the students in the community in san francisco, extend my heart-felt condolences to the family and friends of dr. akerm an who was the former superintendent from 200 t
as our early education department is celebrating its 70th anniversary. and this is incredible on a number of fronts, where we see school districts across the country that are doing away with the early childhood programs in san francisco, we have continued to invest and we see it in early in the childhood program. if you think back we are in the throws of world war ii and parents were off to factories to fight in the war and this community made a commitment to the youngest citizens that they...
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the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the people on this panel, those of you in this room, we're taking incremental steps. but one of the things we have to do is keep organizing ourselves and understanding the coordinated integrated way so services aren't bolted on, added on and become just a one and done in too many schools. it's got to be really embraced as what we call a whole school climate framework, a whole school climate improvement plan. and when we embrace that, everybody can come to the table and take what can i do? each one teach one, each one reach one, we change policy, we change practices, we change values. there is a map, t
the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the...
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we need to invest in education, educate our way to a better economy. any time we have fewer children in head start, fewer poor children, fewer children with special needs getting the services they need is not good for families and not good for want country. >> garrett: and there is nothing you can do in the budget to shield, or buffer these programs you deem essential from the cut cuts? >> it gives us no ability. it's across-the-boards dumb cuts. we're willing to make tough calls-- >> garrett: such as. >> we cut out $68 billion going to subsidize bankers with our student alone program. we put about 28 to reduce the deficit, $40 billion to increase pell grant. we've gone from six million pel recipient recipients to 19million. that's us showing creativity. >> garrett: you mentioned pink slips a moment ago. who is sending them out, states, because they're hearing from you? >> this is local school districts trying to manage i was a superintendent and c.e.o. for seven and a half years. this is the spring. you're trying to plan your package for the fall. and
we need to invest in education, educate our way to a better economy. any time we have fewer children in head start, fewer poor children, fewer children with special needs getting the services they need is not good for families and not good for want country. >> garrett: and there is nothing you can do in the budget to shield, or buffer these programs you deem essential from the cut cuts? >> it gives us no ability. it's across-the-boards dumb cuts. we're willing to make tough calls--...
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now, the dominant narrative in american life and particular american legal and educational history over the past say, well, 50 years, almost 60 years has been the brown decision, this idea that if we could be segregated, if we could force the hand of schools and of policymakers, we could have a more diverse school and greater education, not just equality, but equity. obviously, your book pushes against the narrative somewhat to people in louisville do, but brown versus board is in the backdrop of the book the entire time. talk about what brown has meant to -- for educational equality and access in the country so far. >> guest: it's a hard question because we hold up brown as an amazing feat; right? that we accomplished this, that we rolled back segregation, and we look add what happened afterwards, and we see how incredibly difficult it was, you know, devicive in some ways, but, also, you have an incremental progress after that that was prosecutorring, i think, to people, and it's seen as a great victory, but, i think, also, it's important, you know, doing the research to look back and
now, the dominant narrative in american life and particular american legal and educational history over the past say, well, 50 years, almost 60 years has been the brown decision, this idea that if we could be segregated, if we could force the hand of schools and of policymakers, we could have a more diverse school and greater education, not just equality, but equity. obviously, your book pushes against the narrative somewhat to people in louisville do, but brown versus board is in the backdrop...
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louisville they have been creative with education, and the allergy. is they're just using proxies for race because at places like louisville you have dnr you -- have -- you can look at race and poverty levels and they tend to coincide. the big idea now is that we should be looking at socialow economic status and using that as a basis of integrating schools at the k-12 level -- and this is a big conversation happening in higher ed as well, rather than affirmative action, which tends to -- opponents say it creams the best and the brightest. we should be using class instead because you have so few persons attending universities. >> host: you could end up in a place like louisville with a bunch of poor white kids in one school and poor black kids in another school. >> guest: yeah. that's the complaint all along. that you had -- still had high-poverty schools, but -- i think it's a compelling case. i think the people who say that race still matters, say that, yes, income can capture and can be a proxy for making sure we also have racial diversity, but raci
louisville they have been creative with education, and the allergy. is they're just using proxies for race because at places like louisville you have dnr you -- have -- you can look at race and poverty levels and they tend to coincide. the big idea now is that we should be looking at socialow economic status and using that as a basis of integrating schools at the k-12 level -- and this is a big conversation happening in higher ed as well, rather than affirmative action, which tends to --...
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a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where can we open up for business and we can keep that repose torrey with the office of small business and so it is a win/win for everybody. >> he also mentioned emerging the loan fund and i think that exciting and i would like to know more about it. >> any other commissioners? >> next item. >> commissioners, item 16, general public comment. >> do we have any members of the general public to discuss any items going forward with this commission? >> seeing, none, public comment is closed. next item. >> commissioners, 17, new business. >> and i would like to add something do that based on what i said earlier, i wou
a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where...
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that's what we naed to educate ourselves on. as i've said and if i have identified all the different players, it does take a village to raise our kids. it does require us to understand not only what happens in the classroom, what happens on the school grounds, what happens in programs that we all cherish so much on and off our school sites, it's online and it's off-line that we also have to concern ourselves with. it is with kids that have both parents and kids without the parents at home that it's happening. we need to embrace a full court program on this because the numbers tell us and dictate to us that we have to have this high level strong fierce collaboration to end bullying and to make sure it doesn't proceed into its worst stages. and so i want to just thank everyone for this collaboration, i know our human rights commission, theresa, is here, i know commissioner is here as well and all of the bay area to work together to utilize the resources that our justice department is offering. their guidance and leadership as well
that's what we naed to educate ourselves on. as i've said and if i have identified all the different players, it does take a village to raise our kids. it does require us to understand not only what happens in the classroom, what happens on the school grounds, what happens in programs that we all cherish so much on and off our school sites, it's online and it's off-line that we also have to concern ourselves with. it is with kids that have both parents and kids without the parents at home that...
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get back to educating them. i feel that if you can do that, some of the irrational thought would probably cease. going back to my point, you're talking about a republican with his own proposal. the democrats, you cut them off. republicans, you let them voice their opinions. it is part of my mind set. i am a former educator. i have been in the trenches. we need to back off of this little bit. host: here are some comments on our facebook page. -- on our twitter page -- john, charlotte, n.c., a republican. caller: your twitter guy who wrote in about protecting jewelry stores and banks with armed guards, we protect our public officials too. the irony of the situation is to put a sign up at a school that says, this is a gun free zone, and when something happens, we come calling for somebody with a gun to protect us. there are officers and safety resource officers in a lot of schools already. these kids, it gives them a chance to bond with a law- enforcement officer and see that they are there to protect them. i think
get back to educating them. i feel that if you can do that, some of the irrational thought would probably cease. going back to my point, you're talking about a republican with his own proposal. the democrats, you cut them off. republicans, you let them voice their opinions. it is part of my mind set. i am a former educator. i have been in the trenches. we need to back off of this little bit. host: here are some comments on our facebook page. -- on our twitter page -- john, charlotte, n.c., a...
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education is a big part of it. as much as we have talked about the challenges we have in educating our youth, it is still the case that education here is as much about the journey as about the end result. my personal belief is that as long as we keep that focus on the inquiry as opposed to the yes/no result, we will do fine. when you look at other parts in the world, my view is you can gauge how innovative a populace you're going to generate by the way they educate their people. >> you know, i would say that he has a great point there. i think it in fights collaborative approaches to problem-solving as well -- it invites a calendar to the approaches to problem-solving. we are having a great conversation in san francisco about this shared economy, a collaborative thing. it began to me by car-sharing. i was a big fan of car-sharing and the electric vehicles to see if we could get less emissions. now we're looking at companies, including smaller innovative companies, looking at shared space and how to complement our e
education is a big part of it. as much as we have talked about the challenges we have in educating our youth, it is still the case that education here is as much about the journey as about the end result. my personal belief is that as long as we keep that focus on the inquiry as opposed to the yes/no result, we will do fine. when you look at other parts in the world, my view is you can gauge how innovative a populace you're going to generate by the way they educate their people. >> you...
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as you know, the state funding for education is rather restricted of late. so if we're going to make the differences we've been making, we need to combine our internal resources with external providers. so we have funding coming from sisco, from applied materials, new teacher project, the county office of education. i could go on and on. we're aligning those all with one common goal, improving how teachers teach and students learn. >> that to me is outside the box thinking. when you start talking to the siscos and whatnot. in a way you're helping children, you're training their future workforce. if they want to stay competitive in a decade or so, these are kids who are going to help them stay competitive. it behooves them to give you a hand. >> that's what they tell us. if you look at any of the studies from business roundtable they want workers who leave high school or career college bound or collaborative workers or independent thinkers or critical thinkers. so they want to enjoin with public education and help us make a difference. it's just reaching out
as you know, the state funding for education is rather restricted of late. so if we're going to make the differences we've been making, we need to combine our internal resources with external providers. so we have funding coming from sisco, from applied materials, new teacher project, the county office of education. i could go on and on. we're aligning those all with one common goal, improving how teachers teach and students learn. >> that to me is outside the box thinking. when you start...
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these are largely educated group it's a largely educated state and sophisticated state with a long glorious history. yet, the majority of people in the state of massachusetts has said we want this irresponsible spending. we want a one-party system. why? >> i wish i could answer that. >> bill: so do i. it is a mystery of the universe, but that gets back to my point. it's a mystery but that gets back to my point. it's our fault that barack obama is creating or trying to creating kri a nanny state. we gave him another term when we had an alternative. >> it is interesting. in massachusetts, people are starting to wake up. i think throughout the country because they are looking at that i paychecks and dwindling. their money is going away. they are paying attention. keep the faith. don't give up. >> bill: no, that is why we're fighting a good fight, senator. that is what we do. congratulations on your new job at fnc. next on the rundown, mer man cane will get the same question. and james carville will get the same question. and carnival cruise lines, we'll >>. >> bill: in the impact segment, we c
these are largely educated group it's a largely educated state and sophisticated state with a long glorious history. yet, the majority of people in the state of massachusetts has said we want this irresponsible spending. we want a one-party system. why? >> i wish i could answer that. >> bill: so do i. it is a mystery of the universe, but that gets back to my point. it's a mystery but that gets back to my point. it's our fault that barack obama is creating or trying to creating kri a...
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as an educator i joined the team to oversee the portfolio of education and was given the opportunity to implement the country's education strategic plan over the southwest provinces. additionally i was given the national action plan for women and control of two female engagement teams which were marines trained to interact with the population of women because of the pashi culture, the males were not allowed to interact with the women. in order obviously to ensure communities stay strong you have to not only address the men, but you absolutely need to address the women. so we created the female engagement team. with our interagency partners, the u.s. department of state, danish and british governments and of course the afghans, additionally we reached out to the private sector for partnerships, and not for profits to deliver things that we weren't capable of delivering or to cover gaps that arose as we implemented the plan. we implemented the plan through 17 teams through helman and our two female engagement teams. this is actually just scrolling pictures. sometimes a picture says a t
as an educator i joined the team to oversee the portfolio of education and was given the opportunity to implement the country's education strategic plan over the southwest provinces. additionally i was given the national action plan for women and control of two female engagement teams which were marines trained to interact with the population of women because of the pashi culture, the males were not allowed to interact with the women. in order obviously to ensure communities stay strong you...
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and education. nothing brings more money to the treasury than educating the american people. early childhood, k-12. higher education. post graduate, lifetime learning. nothing brings more money to the treasury. in addition to the fact that all innovation begins in the classroom, our international competitiveness depends on us being number one and that education is key to that. it also brings more money to the treasury to reduce the deficit. investments in biomedical research, the whole world is in competition on this and we're going to cut our investments to biomedical research to, grants that are put out outside the national institutes of health, that is really giving the advantage to other countries over ours. but i'm going yield to congresswoman lowe. she listed some of these. >> thank you, madam leader. i wanted to just follow up with your comments about research. a major new york hospital came to me and said how can you have sequester? we get $185 million for research into cancer, alshirmse, au
and education. nothing brings more money to the treasury than educating the american people. early childhood, k-12. higher education. post graduate, lifetime learning. nothing brings more money to the treasury. in addition to the fact that all innovation begins in the classroom, our international competitiveness depends on us being number one and that education is key to that. it also brings more money to the treasury to reduce the deficit. investments in biomedical research, the whole world is...
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the recommendation is that the board of the education of the san francisco unified school district appoint, kathleen catalina ruiz-healy to the election commission of the city and county of san francisco for a five year term of commence on january 8, and to expire on january 1, 2018. >> are there any comments? >> commissioner mendoza. >> i think that she has done a good job and i appreciate all that she has done and i want to ask my fellow colleagues to support her as well and she is getting married on sunday. this is not the kind of gift that she would really want to get for her wedding. but she has done a terrific job. >> thank you, commissioner mendoza, i think that you speak for all of us. roll, call, please? >> thank you. >> ly. >> yes. >> wong? >> yes. >> fewer. >> yes. >> haney. >> yes. >> maufus. >> yes. >> mendoza >> yes. >> murase. >> yes. >> and norton. >> seven ayes. >> great. item m, discussion of other educational issues there are none tonight it them one, consent calendar removed from the previous meeting and there are none tonight, item 0, vote on the consent calendar, roll
the recommendation is that the board of the education of the san francisco unified school district appoint, kathleen catalina ruiz-healy to the election commission of the city and county of san francisco for a five year term of commence on january 8, and to expire on january 1, 2018. >> are there any comments? >> commissioner mendoza. >> i think that she has done a good job and i appreciate all that she has done and i want to ask my fellow colleagues to support her as well and...
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better quality of their education. we need a pay back to pay the tax dollars that will take to fund the program. >> senator, i want to -- ask you about where you think the politics of this will go if there will be some enthusiasm for trying to find the money for it. if we think it is a good idea, something we should prioritize and find the money for it. where the politics of this are going to go in washington right after we take this quick break. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it greater horsepower and class-leading 38 mpg highway... advanced headlights... and zero gravity seats? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the completely reimagined nissan altima. it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ all the things we love about sunday meals into each of her pot pies. like tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a golden flaky crust that's made from scratch. marie callender's pot pies. it's time to savor. [ slap! ] [ male announcer ] your fav
better quality of their education. we need a pay back to pay the tax dollars that will take to fund the program. >> senator, i want to -- ask you about where you think the politics of this will go if there will be some enthusiasm for trying to find the money for it. if we think it is a good idea, something we should prioritize and find the money for it. where the politics of this are going to go in washington right after we take this quick break. if we took the nissan altima and...
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giving a kid a computer and tablet is going to change the way we educate kids. i don't think that is going to happen. the in, few years, what you will see is a different way to educate children. >> reporter: the trial rolls out in new york city public schools this year. in new york, lauren siminetti, fox business. >> and that is a radar looking nice and clear. >> we had everything today, showers, of course, and some thunderstorms trying to rock up in hagerstown and earlier, it started with big fat flakes and sleet. february's interesting. it's clearing out now and what we're left with is some cold air and some increasing breezes as a cold front that is just to the west. and that is ready to move through and that is not moving through yet and you may not notice the kind of gusts we're getting and the dropping temperatures and what i notice is that it's warmer at 6:00 and to that 47 degrees. we have the front getting ready to move on through some showers lingering on the eastern shore and that is with that patch down here and that is not a problem and some snow. a
giving a kid a computer and tablet is going to change the way we educate kids. i don't think that is going to happen. the in, few years, what you will see is a different way to educate children. >> reporter: the trial rolls out in new york city public schools this year. in new york, lauren siminetti, fox business. >> and that is a radar looking nice and clear. >> we had everything today, showers, of course, and some thunderstorms trying to rock up in hagerstown and earlier, it...
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as an educator, can i? and as a responsibility we have to get power and empowering adults what they can do and the responsibilities are and to name discrete actions and this is bullying and this isn't and it's a much bigger frame about children and adults being safe and being fully present and we're are taking that on as a system and until that time we have done that i don't think we're going to see the real outcomes that we need that are focused ready to engage in communities the way that we need to. i can't give you this is bullying. this isn't. we're making progress in able to talk about it. >> richard. >> i agree everything tony said and as a teacher and administrator and i have children in the san francisco public schools to and this is about the power relationship that one individual has over another individual and the district attorney spoke about sometimes adults are part of the issue where an adult that holds the ability to give you a grade for example and you're a senior and you need a certain gra
as an educator, can i? and as a responsibility we have to get power and empowering adults what they can do and the responsibilities are and to name discrete actions and this is bullying and this isn't and it's a much bigger frame about children and adults being safe and being fully present and we're are taking that on as a system and until that time we have done that i don't think we're going to see the real outcomes that we need that are focused ready to engage in communities the way that we...
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is was educated in an american college, christian college. we produced several presidents of pakistan, member office parliament. every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always shout and yell and they are crazy. u.s. soldiers swear at us constantly, saying f.-u, their arrogance sickenes us. they don't care about civilian casualties. they pee all over, right in front of civilians, including females. >> guest: peter, quote what the american soldiers said. >> host: this is what the americans thought of the afghan forces. they are turds. i we're better off without them. i don't trust locals. i would never like to admit that iraqis are smarter but they're einsteins compared to afghans. these guys only seem to care about their own tribes. >> guest: back to the tribes. th
is was educated in an american college, christian college. we produced several presidents of pakistan, member office parliament. every one of us is so great the american teachers who taught us. so why couldn't we give colleges and schools instead of wasting billions and billions in wars which in the end resulted in iran hitting us. >> host: you write bat recent survey of american and afghan soldiers. this is how the afghans view the americans. they always shout and yell and they are...
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why do we have to make a choice between supporting public education and supporting a good education for the children? host: what is lacking california in terms of the charter schools are the use of vouchers? -- what is it like in california in terms of the charter schools or the use of doctors? vouchers? caller: we went to the charter because it offered more incentives at the level that my children were at than the public schools. the public school offered to move the voice up the grade -- up ahead, but theea charter allowed them to move up ahead at their pace. host: when you compare a charter school with a public school, tell us how they stack up. guest: the research on this topic is mixed. when you look at nationwide studies of charters, one of the most recent and often cited ones was done by researchers at stanford university about three or four years ago. it was a nationwide study. they look at people in charter schools i believe 16 states. 17% of charter schools were outperforming traditional public schools. the larger number was around 35% -- or 37% -- i'm sorry. the rest was sort
why do we have to make a choice between supporting public education and supporting a good education for the children? host: what is lacking california in terms of the charter schools are the use of vouchers? -- what is it like in california in terms of the charter schools or the use of doctors? vouchers? caller: we went to the charter because it offered more incentives at the level that my children were at than the public schools. the public school offered to move the voice up the grade -- up...
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educators are good at doing the things that they get measured on. it is not just educators. if you are told at your job you had two different things you had to do and your paycheck will be determined on one type and not very much on the other. you will focus more of your energy on that. there is nothing special about educators in this. educators are the topic of tonight's conversation. for a long time, there was a sign that said, what gets measured gets done. that can be viewed as everything good or everything bad about the school accountability movement. think about the bad. what is the bad stuff? suppose society cares about two things, ability for kids to do algebra quickly and ability to think critically in broad measures. suppose we have a test that is good at measuring kids ability to do algebra quickly but not good at those types of deep inquiry skills. the downside of what gets measured gets done is that educators may focus more of their attention on taking -- teaching the things that are on the test like algebra skills to the detriment of some of the other skills we
educators are good at doing the things that they get measured on. it is not just educators. if you are told at your job you had two different things you had to do and your paycheck will be determined on one type and not very much on the other. you will focus more of your energy on that. there is nothing special about educators in this. educators are the topic of tonight's conversation. for a long time, there was a sign that said, what gets measured gets done. that can be viewed as everything...
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>> well, i always get a little nervous talking about mandatory education. because students vote with their feet all the time. don't they? certainly high school years. we cannot force students to go to school. >> right. >> i think i would rather have incentives for parents to make sure that the children are involved with a quality preschool experience. there's incentives for parents. i was talking earlier about the importance of parent education to practice high quality parenting at home. kids spend more time at home than a school or a preschool so the importance of family time and how that can support what goes on in school and preschool becoming very important. >> milton chen, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> when truth isn't stranger than fiction, why salon's andrew o'hare says "argo" never let the facts stand in the way of a good story. mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutriti
>> well, i always get a little nervous talking about mandatory education. because students vote with their feet all the time. don't they? certainly high school years. we cannot force students to go to school. >> right. >> i think i would rather have incentives for parents to make sure that the children are involved with a quality preschool experience. there's incentives for parents. i was talking earlier about the importance of parent education to practice high quality...
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we now how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty that everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now, often in the hardest jobs, see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [applause] today a family with two kids that works hard, and relies on a minimum wage salary, still lives below the poverty line. that's wrong. and we should nicks it. we should reward an onest day's work with honest wages and that's why we should raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour and make it a wage you can live on. and even though some cities have bounced back pretty quickly from the recession, we know that there are communities and neighborhoods within cities or in small towns that haven't bounced back. cities like chicago are ringed with former factory towns that never c
we now how important education is. we recognize that government alone can't solve these problems of violence and poverty that everybody has to be involved. but we also have to remember that the broader economic environment of communities is critical as well. for example, we need to make sure that folks who are working now, often in the hardest jobs, see their work rewarded with wages that allow them to raise a family without falling into poverty. [applause] today a family with two kids that...
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this is going to cause another crisis in education and united states. i am concerned that it is going to cause a crisis in education to my colleagues, who are the governors of the states. having announced that an warned you all that you need to get up on common core and what testing around common core is going to mean to you, i have a suggestion. and that is that the n.g.a. hunt institute has been moved out of turn line of this year and place in little later in the year, june 10 or 12th in chicago, illinois. governor quinn has agreed to host this event. the specific subject matter of this event is on common core implementation, and what that means for each of the governors. i urge you to find a way to participate. i have been lucky enough to have participated in the last two symposiums. we talked about common core. a lot of what i know about it, i have learned there. my fear is that many folks are not on it. we're going to be talking about successful implementation for common core state standards and sharing lessons learned from the race to the top and
this is going to cause another crisis in education and united states. i am concerned that it is going to cause a crisis in education to my colleagues, who are the governors of the states. having announced that an warned you all that you need to get up on common core and what testing around common core is going to mean to you, i have a suggestion. and that is that the n.g.a. hunt institute has been moved out of turn line of this year and place in little later in the year, june 10 or 12th in...